Target for ball games



R. F. ELY ET AL 2,467,549

TARGET FOR BALL GAMES April 19, 1949.

` Filed Aug. 5, 1946 Patented Apr. 19, 1949 TARGET FOR BALL GAMES RoscoeF. Ely and Wilbur T. Ely, Spokane, Wash.

Application August 3, 1946, Serial N0. 688,178

2 Claims.

Our present invention relates to an improved target for ball games andmore particularly to a game employing a golf putter and ball to be usedin conjunction with simulated bowling pins, the golf ball being strokedtoward the simulated pins, the person receiving the highest scorewinning as determined by the accuracy of the stroke.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of our invention according to the best mode wehave thus far devised but it will be understood that various changes andalterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope ofthe appended claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention set up in position foroperation.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the device.

Figure 3 is a section through one of the tube supported brushes taken online 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational View.

Figure 5 is a detail of the locking mechanism for supporting theV-shaped frame; and

Figure 6 is a detail of the rod which holds the frame in position.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, we have illustrated the presentembodiment of our invention as comprising a V-frame composed of anglemetal strips including the vertical legs 2 and 4, the bases 6 and 8; andthe braces I0 and I2.

Converging forwardly of the frame, we provide a pair of supports I4 andI6 and a connector bar I8 is secured by wing nuts I9 on the rear of thesupports.

The telescoping rods having hooks 22 engaging the bases 6 and 8respectively carry the heavy weighted bar 24 to prevent forward tippingof the structure.

Tubes 26 are formed with wooden insert blocks 30 to receive the pins 32passing through the supports I4 and I6 and the balls 34 on the pinsabove and resting on the supports permit movement of the tubes. However,it is desirable that the tubes not swing freely and therefore we placewithin these tubes 26 the weights 36. The brushes 38 have their Shanks40 secured in the lower ends of the tubes and it is tHe purpose of thegame to stroke the ball so as to hit a selected brush. With the brushesspaced from the floor the ball will, if directed accurately, pass underthe brush and be retained by the bristles unless the :force of thestroke is too great.

2 carry a lamp 46, the rays of which may be spotted at 4B on the oor orrug to afford a putting target usuable with or without the brushes asdesired.

When not in use the bar 24 and the rods 20 may be removed from the basesand 8 and the converging supports I4 and I6 may be pivoted on hinge 52to compactly fold the structure for storage,

The game as played with the structure set forth herein may take manyvariations and forms but in general the game embodies the stroke of golfwith the putter and ball together with the brushes positioned as bowlingpins and the counting of the score may be as in bowling with thenecessary variations.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a ball game, a target comprising a pair of spaced triangularframes connected by a rear weighted bar, converging supports secured toand extending forwardly of the frames and having spaced openings formingsockets, tubes depending from the supports containing weighting disksand having upper balls seated in the sockets, and brushes extendingdownwardly from the depending tubes and spaced from the playing surfaceto wipingly engage a rolling ball.

2. In a ball game, a target comprising a pair of spaced triangularframes, a rear barrier connecting the frames to stop the balls passingbetween the spaced frames, converging, overhanging supports secured toand extending forwardly of the frames, said supports formed with onevertical and one horizontal wall, the horizontal wall formed with spacedopenings, tubes depending from the supports and containing weighteddisks, closure plugs for the tubes, pins in the plugs and balls on theends of the pins in the openings, and brushes extending downwardly fromthe depending tubes and spaced from the playing surface to wipinglyengage a rolling ball.

ROSCOE F. ELY. WILBUR. T. ELY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 809,606 Burns Jan. 9, 19061,529,749 Morrison Mar. 17, 1925 1,742,702 Goodloe Jan. 7, 19302,141,958 Ruberti Dec. 27, 1938

